The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023, honouring individuals and institutions that have excelled in their respective fields. The awards ceremony, held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, witnessed the presentation of various awards to sportspersons, coaches, and entities for their outstanding contributions to sports in the country.
President Droupadi Murmu has conferred the Arjuna Awards to various sports personalities at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The second-highest athletic honour in India, the Arjuna Award, is given for demonstrating leadership, sportsmanship, and discipline along with good performance over the preceding four years.
Several athletes across various sports were selected for the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023, including World Cup star Mohammed Shami, Asian Games heroes Ojas Pravin Deotale, shooter Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Parul Chaudhary. The Sports Ministry in December had declared nominees for the annual sports awards, confirming the prestigious Khel Ratna honour for badminton players Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Arjuna award for 26 sports persons.
Here is the complete list of winners who got National Sports Awards, for his/her remarkable contribution to their respective sports:
| Name | Sport |
|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | Cricket |
| Pawan Sehrawat | Kabaddi |
| Ritu Negi | Kabaddi |
| Vaishali Rameshbabu | Chess |
| Murali Sreeshankar | Athletics |
| Parul Chaudhary | Athletics |
| Krishan Bahadur Pathak | Hockey |
| Sushila Chanu | Hockey |
| Sunil Kumar | Wrestling |
| Antim Panghal | Wrestling |
| Aditi Gopichand Swami | Archery |
| Ojas Pravin Deotale | Archery |
| Ayhika Mukherjee | Table Tennis |
| Mohammad Hussamuddin | Boxing |
| Esha Singh | Shooting |
| Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar | Shooting |
| Naorem Roshibina Devi | Wushu |
| Diksha Dagar | Golf |
| Harinder Pal Sandhu | Squash |
| Sheetal Devi | Para-Archery |
| Anush Agarwalla | Equestrian |
| Divyakriti Singh | Equestrian Dressage |
| Nasreen Shaikh | Kho-Kho |
| Pinki Singh | Lawn bowls |
| Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy | Blind cricket |
| Prachi Yadav | Para Canoeing |
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